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The White House released a statement Thursday evening from Vice President Biden, expressing sympathy for the victims of the afternoon attack at Fort Hood and their families:

Said Biden: “Jill and I join the President and Michelle in expressing our sympathies to the families of the brave soldiers who fell today. We are all praying for those who were wounded and hoping for their full and speedy recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are also with the entire Fort Hood community as they deal with this senseless tragedy.”